U N official seeks third world support for reappointment
The United Nations aims to win regional backing for Boutros Boutros-Ghali to stay as secretary general. The Security Council must pick a candidate and forward it to the General Assembly by year end. Tensions rise between Western powers and Africa Asia and Latin America over perceived marginalization. The process could affect UN direction after Dec 31.
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United Nations
Washington
Boutros Boutros- Ghali
U.N
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Security Council
General Assembly
Boutros-Ghali
Comair Flight 3599 makes danger flair landing at Orlando
An Embraer EMB 120 with 32 aboard landed safely at Orlando International after a hydraulic problem locked the gear. Passengers and crew reported tense moments as the plane skidded on the runway without wheels, dumped fuel, and was foam-covered but did not burn. No injuries were reported.
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Orlando
Fla
Orlando International
Comair
Nassau
Bahamas
Democrats push families first agenda in satellite event
Congressional Democrats staged a five city promotion of a families first package with tax cuts health education and crime proposals to win support for another lead. The Washington based infomercial featured pre selected citizens and lawmakers arguing for middle class relief while Republicans dismissed it as an elections driven copycat.
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Fairfax
Congressional Democrats
Washington
Clinton
House Democratic
Richard Gephardt
Gephardt
Congress
Sacramento
Calif
Houston
Des Moines
Iowa
Dearborn
Mich
America
Agen
Als
House
Republican Conference
John Boehner
Ohio
Lincoln flag claimed authentic pillow at Milford museum
Amateur scholar after 400 hours of research declares the stained U S flag from Ford's Theatre box the one used on Abraham Lincoln. Leading Lincoln experts express cautious support, noting 95 percent certainty while the Pike County Historical Society safeguards the artifact in Milford.
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Milford
U.S
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Ford’s
Pike County
Smithsonian
National Archives
Joseph Garrera
Newton
N.J
Wayne Temple
Illinois State Archives
Temple
Union
Garrera
W. Paul Struthers
Struthers
Barbara J. Buchanan
Historical Society
Cholesterol drug costs blasted in ad campaign
Multimillionaire Phil Sokolof launches full page ads in about 40 newspapers criticizing Merck for high cholesterol drug prices. He cites Mevacor and Zocor profits at $3.2 billion last year and argues affordability is a public health issue, while experts note high costs of development and comparable prices to other chronic medicines.
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Boston
America
Phil Sokolof
Merck & Co
Zocor
MERCK
Sokolof
Antonio Gotto
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston
Omaha, Neb
Ple
Mevacor
John Doorley
Doorley
Phillips Manufacturing Co
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R-N.y
Republican Campaign Committee
Senate
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Boehner
Darnell Carpenter
Maryland
Carpenter
GOP
Barbara Buchanan
The
Pike County Historical Society
Mous
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Rt. 18
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Nancy Antonelli
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Dameshek
St. Francis Hospital
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New Castle
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